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. >>> let's stay with sports now and lance armstrong. he opened up to oprah winfrey in a second and final part of their really highly anticipated interview about the effect his doping had on his family. and he actually teared up a bit when he recalled telling his 13-year-old son about using those performance enhancing drugs. >> when this all really started, i saw my son defending me. and saying, that's not true. what you're saying about my dad is not true. and it almost goes to this question of "why now?" and i can't -- yeah. that's when i knew i had to tell him. and he'd never ask me. he never said, dad, is this true? he trusted me. i said, don't defend me anymore. don't. >> but even after those tears, armstrong, the competitor, came through. you know, after this unbelievable fall from grace, the lifetime ban, he says he wants to race again. ed lavendera is in armstrong's hometown of austin, texas. ed, a thousand-page report from u.s.ada on doping. stripped of the tour de france titles, losing the olympic medal from sydney in 2000, the
. >>> let's stay with sports now and lance armstrong. he opened up to oprah winfrey in a second and final part of their really highly anticipated interview about the effect his doping had on his family. and he actually teared up a bit when he recalled telling his 13-year-old son about using those performance enhancing drugs. >> when this all really started, i saw my son defending me. and saying, that's not true. what you're saying about my dad is not true. and it almost goes to...
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but, look, he's lance armstrong. what he wanted was the cover of "newsweek." he wanted a prominent -- someone prominent in the world of sports to come to his defense because as we all saw last night, lance is a clinical, classic narcissist who really only cares about himself. so he didn't care about me. he cared about getting what he could out of me, but, you know, journalists go through this all the time, and i bought it, and i'm embarrassed. >> dave, you wrote that what he's trying to do now is the equivalent of riding a bike through the eye of a needle. well, we watched half of it. we'll see the rest of it tonight perhaps. did he succeed? >> no, he didn't succeed at all, and he didn't succeed on either front, and that's the key point here is that he had to do two different things that were very different, very divergent, and he failed at both. this is what he had to do. first, he had to show the united states anti-doping agency that he was contrite, that he was serious about taking their findings as the new law of the land. that their findings about him wer
but, look, he's lance armstrong. what he wanted was the cover of "newsweek." he wanted a prominent -- someone prominent in the world of sports to come to his defense because as we all saw last night, lance is a clinical, classic narcissist who really only cares about himself. so he didn't care about me. he cared about getting what he could out of me, but, you know, journalists go through this all the time, and i bought it, and i'm embarrassed. >> dave, you wrote that what he's...
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no, lance armstrong was an international hero. a seven time-tour de france winner, the usain bolt of his sport. not to mention a public face in the fight against cancer. yet in his confessional last night with oprah, he confessed only what was obvious to anyone who wanted to see it, that he doped throughout his cycling career. but armstrong did not admit to cheating, denied he was a doping ringleader, didn't admit to bullying, and seemed emotionally incapable of sympathy for the people whose lives he ruined and money he took when they tried to do nothing more than tell the truth about what he had done. joining me is "the daily beast's" buzz bissinger and sports editor for "the nation" dave zirin. buzz, in august of 2012, just five months ago, you wrote a cover story for "newsweek" entitled "i still believe in lance armstrong," and yet last night his interview with oprah winfrey began with a series of yes and no questions. >> did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> yes or no, was one of t
no, lance armstrong was an international hero. a seven time-tour de france winner, the usain bolt of his sport. not to mention a public face in the fight against cancer. yet in his confessional last night with oprah, he confessed only what was obvious to anyone who wanted to see it, that he doped throughout his cycling career. but armstrong did not admit to cheating, denied he was a doping ringleader, didn't admit to bullying, and seemed emotionally incapable of sympathy for the people whose...
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>> lance armstrong's in unchartedder the tire. this is a place he's never been. he's faced some hard things, be but this is completely different. it's the start of a new and unknown chapter and a lot will depend on what happens tomorrow. as far as the sport of cycling, it's improved a lot since those days. these are events a few years old. in some ways it is an object lesson for the larger american sports. what psychling is going through, you'd have to be naive to think the same problem doesn't exist in other win at all costs cultures like the n.f.l. >> suarez: quickly, yule yet? >> lance right now is trying to save himself, trying to save his foundation, trying to win the hearts back of americans and trying to get back into the athletic competition again. but what he has to do is take the big leap and to help bring down some of the bigger people in the sport who have been helping riders dope and hiding positive drug tests and taking bribes for probably dozens of years now. so he has to take the leap and he could do a great service to psych tp-lg he's honest. >>
>> lance armstrong's in unchartedder the tire. this is a place he's never been. he's faced some hard things, be but this is completely different. it's the start of a new and unknown chapter and a lot will depend on what happens tomorrow. as far as the sport of cycling, it's improved a lot since those days. these are events a few years old. in some ways it is an object lesson for the larger american sports. what psychling is going through, you'd have to be naive to think the same problem...
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a fearful lance armstrong. expect to hear lots of i'm sorries. many are saying, yeah, right. armstrong is just coming clean because he wants to qualify for competitions in the if you want the "l.a. times" dubbed it the tour de fraud. but oprah on cbs this morning defended the interview. >> i feel that he answered the questions in a way that he was ready. i didn't get all the questions asked, but i think the most important questions and the answers that people asht world have been waiting to hear were answered and certainly answered -- i can only say i was satisfied by the answer. >> oprah said in terms xf possess sur exposure, it is the biggest interview for lance ashe's ever. our talk back question, can lance armstrong redeem himself. >>> he's vowing to help stop gun violence in america even if he has to act on his own. but president obama's vow is angering at least one member of congress. he's threatening impeachment. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i fig
a fearful lance armstrong. expect to hear lots of i'm sorries. many are saying, yeah, right. armstrong is just coming clean because he wants to qualify for competitions in the if you want the "l.a. times" dubbed it the tour de fraud. but oprah on cbs this morning defended the interview. >> i feel that he answered the questions in a way that he was ready. i didn't get all the questions asked, but i think the most important questions and the answers that people asht world have...
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lance armstrong is a partial owner here. i was talking to the general manager of the store, and he said they know the circle of support for lance armstrong has shrunk considerably, but there's still a great number of people who support him. he told me an anecdote of a woman who bought a bike here and after the report had come out, returned the bike and said i refuse to give that guy lance armstrong any money. but despite all of that, there is still support and he still supports the friend he's known since they were teenagers. have you told him maybe you lost faith in him? >> no. there's still a lot there. there's still a lot of things that he's done and accomplished outside of the seven tours of france. everything right now is focused on that. when you take him the person and look at all the things that he's done, people's inspired, people's helped with cancer, there's a much bigger story. and i think that part of the story will start to come around. a lot of people are sort of abandoning him really quickly and i think that
lance armstrong is a partial owner here. i was talking to the general manager of the store, and he said they know the circle of support for lance armstrong has shrunk considerably, but there's still a great number of people who support him. he told me an anecdote of a woman who bought a bike here and after the report had come out, returned the bike and said i refuse to give that guy lance armstrong any money. but despite all of that, there is still support and he still supports the friend he's...
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the fraudulent claims of lance armstrong. there has been a whistle-blower lawsuit filed by one of the members of the team. there is a law that says if you expose fraud, you can be compensated. the u.s. government may say lance armstrong should be responsible for that award. and then you have companies, as you say, like nike and other companies that depended upon his good reputation to market their products, and they could claim that they have been defrauded. so lots of potential civil lawsuits against lance armstrong, depending upon what he tells oprah in that interview. >> and if you're a lawyer, on either side, if you're lance armstrong's lawyer or you're on the anti-doping side, you're one of the agencies, these bodies looking at his record, what are you looking for in that interview? >> well, i'm looking for a precise admission to the use of performance-enhancing drugs and blood doping. i'm looking for him to say he actually did that. because you notice he rather brazenly in that deposition that was just played denies and
the fraudulent claims of lance armstrong. there has been a whistle-blower lawsuit filed by one of the members of the team. there is a law that says if you expose fraud, you can be compensated. the u.s. government may say lance armstrong should be responsible for that award. and then you have companies, as you say, like nike and other companies that depended upon his good reputation to market their products, and they could claim that they have been defrauded. so lots of potential civil lawsuits...
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>>liberal and proud of it. >> ana: 4.3 million people watched oprah's interview with lance armstrong where he admitted to doping. you know, there is a second part of the interview that you can watch tonight. let's watch a quick snippet of that. >> tomtomorrow, was it just you being your cocky, arrogant jerk self for you to take the picture of you lying with all the jerseys? >> what is next for lance arm strong. >> a lot of people think you're doing this interview because you want to come back to the sport. is that part of the reason? what do you say to the millions of people who are wearing live strong bracelets, those millions of people who believed? >> there are a million things to say about the interview that aired last night. joining us is sam, a contributor to espn magazine. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> ana: and of course we have our rowdy friends, michael shure and michael hastings. they'll have their commentary on the topic as well. >> i love cycling. this ruined it for me. >> i like recycling. [ laughing ] >> ana: all right, let's get right to it.
>>liberal and proud of it. >> ana: 4.3 million people watched oprah's interview with lance armstrong where he admitted to doping. you know, there is a second part of the interview that you can watch tonight. let's watch a quick snippet of that. >> tomtomorrow, was it just you being your cocky, arrogant jerk self for you to take the picture of you lying with all the jerseys? >> what is next for lance arm strong. >> a lot of people think you're doing this interview...
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you will hear more of lance armstrong's jaw-dropping interview. first i want to go right to the heart of where it all happened, at least where it started, austin, texas, lance armstrong's hometown, home base. cnn's george howell is there. george, you know, this is not just a story where people across america are in disbelief are, you know, are outraged, are still angry, are considering forgiving him. this must be hell in his hometown. >> reporter: you know, ashleigh, the question here, was it believable, you know, he said all of the right words, but is he truly, sincerely apologetic, you know, for what he did here? and when you talk to people, some ask, you know, does it really make a difference, and some say they are disappointed. there are cyclists who are livid, ashleigh, about what they heard the other night. but i spoke with one person, michael hall, he writes for "texas monthly" he rode with lance and he knows him well enough, and he said when you listen to what lance armstrong had to say, you do have to question whether he really meant it,
you will hear more of lance armstrong's jaw-dropping interview. first i want to go right to the heart of where it all happened, at least where it started, austin, texas, lance armstrong's hometown, home base. cnn's george howell is there. george, you know, this is not just a story where people across america are in disbelief are, you know, are outraged, are still angry, are considering forgiving him. this must be hell in his hometown. >> reporter: you know, ashleigh, the question here,...
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for years, lance armstrong cheated, lance armstrong lied. but last night in big public fashion he came clean. in a gripping, surreal interview with oprah, he told oprah point blank he doped to win each of his seven consecutive tour de france titles. he systematically died about doping and ruthlessly attacked his accusers. the 90-minute interview began by cutting to the chase. simple yes or no questions. >> let's start with the questions that people around the world have been waiting for you to answer and for now i'd just like a yes or a no. >> okay. >> okay? this whole conversation, we have a lot of time, will be about the details. yes or no? did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performances? >> yes. >> was one of those banned substances epo? >> yes. >> did you ever blood dope or use blood transfusions to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> did you ever use any other banned substances, like testosterone, cortizone, or human growth hormone? >> yes. >> yes or no. in all seven of your tour de france victories, di
for years, lance armstrong cheated, lance armstrong lied. but last night in big public fashion he came clean. in a gripping, surreal interview with oprah, he told oprah point blank he doped to win each of his seven consecutive tour de france titles. he systematically died about doping and ruthlessly attacked his accusers. the 90-minute interview began by cutting to the chase. simple yes or no questions. >> let's start with the questions that people around the world have been waiting for...
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i say look at this arrogant prick. >> brian: that's lance armstrong on lance armstrong. it was unthinkable because for so many years, he used to scream at people and be accusational to those when said he's cheating. he would sue them. last night he said he did not win one single race without blood doping. also indicated upon further review that he thinks everybody is doing it. it doesn't go under the category of cheating if cheating gives you an advantage. if you look at the 17 of the last 33 winners, they all failed drug tests. so lance was able to rationalize, and i saw rick reilly from sports ill astronauted, now espn, who interviewed him so many times over the last few years and he said he won't even take lance's calls because he was going to bat for him and he was somebody who said, over and over again, i never cheated. and he just said that this last night was about him rationalizing. not really apologizing. so very little emotion. i only saw him emotional when he talked about his mom. >> steve: the good thing is, for all those people who said he's doping and he th
i say look at this arrogant prick. >> brian: that's lance armstrong on lance armstrong. it was unthinkable because for so many years, he used to scream at people and be accusational to those when said he's cheating. he would sue them. last night he said he did not win one single race without blood doping. also indicated upon further review that he thinks everybody is doing it. it doesn't go under the category of cheating if cheating gives you an advantage. if you look at the 17 of the...
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we'll break down all the details but lance armstrong is the sports story the year and it's bizarre. first let's get to the news live here at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. we begin this morning with gun violence in america. president obama planning to introduce legislation next week calling for the biggest changes to gun laws this country has seen in two decades. yesterday the president surrounded by children who wrote him letters after the newtown tragedy urged congress to take action on a number of proposals including universal background checks for anyone buying a gun, restoring the ban on military style assault weapons and limiting magazines to ten rounds, giving law enforcement additional tools to prosecute gun crimes and improving the mental health system for young people in this country. the president also outlined 23 executive orders that mostly reinforced existing laws, speaking directly to congress he urged action despite a tough political road ahead. >> this will be difficult. there will be pundits and politicians and special interest lobbyists publicly warning of
we'll break down all the details but lance armstrong is the sports story the year and it's bizarre. first let's get to the news live here at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. we begin this morning with gun violence in america. president obama planning to introduce legislation next week calling for the biggest changes to gun laws this country has seen in two decades. yesterday the president surrounded by children who wrote him letters after the newtown tragedy urged congress to take action...
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what's next for lance armstrong? going to talk with reed abergotti, legal reporter from "the wall street journal" and sports agent drew rosenhouse with us. drew, i'll begin with you if i can. did it work? did what lance armstrong need to do last night, was he effective in doing it? >> we won't know for a while whether or not it works, what his objectives are. for him to get back into the public eye, to become an athlete, personality, or someone who hopes to make money professionally again in the public eye, this was the very beginning, you have to admit you made a mistake. come clean, apologize, and then you can rebuild from there. >> you can do a million interviews with oprah, that won't work for the usada. >> this has no bearing on whether he can go back to competing in triathlons at all. and usada has been very clear about that. and they would look at this interview as kind of a gauge about what he might say to them. i don't think they would be satisfied with a lot of these answers. >> dr. ferrari, the centerpiece
what's next for lance armstrong? going to talk with reed abergotti, legal reporter from "the wall street journal" and sports agent drew rosenhouse with us. drew, i'll begin with you if i can. did it work? did what lance armstrong need to do last night, was he effective in doing it? >> we won't know for a while whether or not it works, what his objectives are. for him to get back into the public eye, to become an athlete, personality, or someone who hopes to make money...
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lance armstrong comes clean. reports say the disgraced cyclist confessed to oprah winfrey that he was doping during a storied career that included a record seven tour de france titles. that interview will air thursday on winfrey's own network. >>> the aurora, colorado, movie theater where people were killed during a midnight massacre in july is set to reopen on thursday. before it does, victims and their families will are be allowed to privately visit the complex today and tomorrow. thursday's reopening is built as a night of remembrance. some 2,000 tickets will be given to victims, first responders, hospital workers, and volunteers. >> and just a month after the school shootings that sparked a nationwide debate over gun control, listen to this, the national rifle soes yeassociati released a new app for smartphones. it's called nra gun range. it went up on sunday. according to the itunes' description it includes 3-d shooti shooting. >>> a 12-year-old boy in southern california has been found responsible for the m
lance armstrong comes clean. reports say the disgraced cyclist confessed to oprah winfrey that he was doping during a storied career that included a record seven tour de france titles. that interview will air thursday on winfrey's own network. >>> the aurora, colorado, movie theater where people were killed during a midnight massacre in july is set to reopen on thursday. before it does, victims and their families will are be allowed to privately visit the complex today and tomorrow....
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when i covered this big citywide party for lance armstrong. this is right after he won the tour de france his third time. some 15,000 people came together on auditorium shores nearby where we are to celebrate. brought the city together. and think about it, you know, this is a person who not only inspired people as an athlete but also as a cancer survivor. he became a real symbol of pride for the city of austin, texas, but now when you talk to people you can't help but be disappointed. personally, it's disappointing to tell this story especially when you saw his rise and now you're covering this fall. you feel like you were taken to a ride. that's really what you get when you talk to people here on the streets. take a listen. >> boy, he's an icon here. you know, people looked up to him. they admired him. now they're going to look at him maybe in a little bit of a negative light now. do we really want lance armstrong to be the icon of austin, texas? i think a lot of people have the that question in their mind now. i don't know if i want this guy
when i covered this big citywide party for lance armstrong. this is right after he won the tour de france his third time. some 15,000 people came together on auditorium shores nearby where we are to celebrate. brought the city together. and think about it, you know, this is a person who not only inspired people as an athlete but also as a cancer survivor. he became a real symbol of pride for the city of austin, texas, but now when you talk to people you can't help but be disappointed....
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everybody out. >> reporter: and victor, lance armstrong says that he lost all of that endorsement. he doesn't think that he's -- he also thinks that he's lost all future income, which is probably one of the reasons he wants to get back into athletic competition. but he's got a lifetime ban. he's looking and hoping that that can be reduced some way, but it's not exactly clear to what length he will be able to, or is willing to help investigators with the united states anti-doping agency and the world anti-doping agency. victor? >> all right. ed lavendera in austin, texas, for us. thank you for that. >>> and of course, twitter has been on fire all week with the reaction to armstrong's confession. david walsh, the journalist who first raised questions about lance armstrong in 1999, has been tweeting up a storm here. he tweets this, "oprah pressured him. the apology was, i thought, hesitantly promised. i didn't ask for it or expect it, but, yes, if it's offered, i accept." t.j. quinn of espn asks, "this is the emotion many were wanting to see. but here's my question -- do you feel like
everybody out. >> reporter: and victor, lance armstrong says that he lost all of that endorsement. he doesn't think that he's -- he also thinks that he's lost all future income, which is probably one of the reasons he wants to get back into athletic competition. but he's got a lifetime ban. he's looking and hoping that that can be reduced some way, but it's not exactly clear to what length he will be able to, or is willing to help investigators with the united states anti-doping agency...
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lance armstrong is a liar and much more. the disgraced athlete has reportedly admitted that he used performance enhancing drugs to become famous to make millions of dollars and destroyed people who told the truth about it tonight the empire that lance armstrong built is crumbling. collapsing as rapidly as his reputation. armstrong reportedly confessed to doping during a sit down with oprah yesterday. winfrey plans to air the two and a half hour interview this week. this morning, a preview. >> i felt that he was thoughtful. i thought that he was serious. i thought that he certainly had prepared himself for this moment. >> oprah said lance armstrong didn't come clean in the way she expected. but no matter what, he actually admitted or how he admitted it it certainly doesn't end here. telling the truth will not set him free. because several organizations and companies are asking armstrong to pay back millions in settlements and appearance fees. and the u.s. justice department is reportedly set to join a lawsuit against lance ar
lance armstrong is a liar and much more. the disgraced athlete has reportedly admitted that he used performance enhancing drugs to become famous to make millions of dollars and destroyed people who told the truth about it tonight the empire that lance armstrong built is crumbling. collapsing as rapidly as his reputation. armstrong reportedly confessed to doping during a sit down with oprah yesterday. winfrey plans to air the two and a half hour interview this week. this morning, a preview....
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live armstrong, lance armstrong i should say, livestrong, i get confused. reportedly lance confessed to doping during an interview with oprah winfrey. our panel discusses the potential fallout. >>> british airways employee was sent home from work because she wouldn't take off a cross she wears around her neck. a judge weighs in. the feel fallout on that just ahead. jon: european court ruling that a british airways, i'm sorry, that british airways discriminated against a devout christian employee. she sued the airline after she was sent home from work for refusing to remove a cruisesy fix she wears around her neck. amy kellogg has the story live from london. what happened, amy. >> reporter: the european court of human rights ruled she should be able to wear the cross. it is being cled a landmark ruling there has been a lot of debate across the continent and the hijab, the forms of muslim veil but there is first time there has been a controversy about christian religious symbols on a personal level at least. it has park ad great debate here in the u.k. about
live armstrong, lance armstrong i should say, livestrong, i get confused. reportedly lance confessed to doping during an interview with oprah winfrey. our panel discusses the potential fallout. >>> british airways employee was sent home from work because she wouldn't take off a cross she wears around her neck. a judge weighs in. the feel fallout on that just ahead. jon: european court ruling that a british airways, i'm sorry, that british airways discriminated against a devout...
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is lance armstrong done for good? >>> also ahead, hostage crisis, the fate of americans deep in the sahara desert, unclear this morning. >> this incident will be resolved we hope with a minimum loss of life. >> today, tales of terror from those who escape. >> duct tape over his mouth and his hands tied. >> we're live with the latest. >>> and one-on-one with robert redford and the sundance festival he created. >> it was so big, it became almost like frankenstein's monster in a good way. >> we sit down with the film legend and talk hollywood, guns, and obama's road ahead. >> what would you like to see him do in this second four years? >>> we're slope side in park city, utah. city, utah. "newsroom" begins now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>>and good morning, thank you so much for joining us, i'm carol costello. today lance armstrong makes up in a new world, long endured by millions of americans who had no interest in bicycling before he rewrote the record books. armstrong faces a public that realizes he was a f
is lance armstrong done for good? >>> also ahead, hostage crisis, the fate of americans deep in the sahara desert, unclear this morning. >> this incident will be resolved we hope with a minimum loss of life. >> today, tales of terror from those who escape. >> duct tape over his mouth and his hands tied. >> we're live with the latest. >>> and one-on-one with robert redford and the sundance festival he created. >> it was so big, it became almost...
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night, rather critical of lance armstrong. but tonight's portion of the interview seems to be ready to touch on a much more complex and delicate part of his relationship, with cancer survivors and the livestrong foundation. and that will be a rather interesting part of this to watch. many people who have applauded lance armstrong for what he's done in this area, this humanitarian area for more than a decade, applaud him. but there are many critics who say he's used this to kind of help his public image. just after the u.s. anti-doping agency released its reason decision report last october condemning lance armstrong as a doper, the cycling icon made his first public appearance in one of the few safe places he had left. armstrong had just stepped down as the chairman of livestrong days before the foundation's annual ride for the roses charity biking event in austin, texas. he was surrounded by more than 4,000 cyclists, many of them cancer survivors. >> obviously it's been an interesting and as i said the other night, at times v
night, rather critical of lance armstrong. but tonight's portion of the interview seems to be ready to touch on a much more complex and delicate part of his relationship, with cancer survivors and the livestrong foundation. and that will be a rather interesting part of this to watch. many people who have applauded lance armstrong for what he's done in this area, this humanitarian area for more than a decade, applaud him. but there are many critics who say he's used this to kind of help his...
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and i would say really only lance armstrong knows. one is that powerful, powerful denial can be employed when someone is afraid of being found out, doesn't want to admit to themselves that they've done something terribly, terribly wrong, and so denial can reach almost psychotic proportions where you just convince yourselves that what you're doing is right and in that case, lying. the other possibility is that you're sociopathic, that you don't feel guilt, you are not concerned about those you might be hurting. you feel justified to get what you want and you're really not concerned about the consequence and so manipulatively you will do whatever you need to do. for instance, in this case it would be fame and money. >> and, gail, it's one of those things that people are looking at this and it's not just that he denied it for so long. it was this position that he took of how dare you even question me. he went so much further than denying it. he went on the attack. you said it could be a defense mechanism. is it a coping mechanism. he kne
and i would say really only lance armstrong knows. one is that powerful, powerful denial can be employed when someone is afraid of being found out, doesn't want to admit to themselves that they've done something terribly, terribly wrong, and so denial can reach almost psychotic proportions where you just convince yourselves that what you're doing is right and in that case, lying. the other possibility is that you're sociopathic, that you don't feel guilt, you are not concerned about those you...
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. >> lance armstrong finally comes clean to oprah winfrey. more on his admission to using performance enhancing drugs during his cycling career. >> inauguration fever hits the district again. a look at preparations event. >> ♪ ♪ >> and some creative ravens fans hit youtube to cheer on their team ahead of sunday's championship game. "good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. good morning, washington. it is friday, january 18. i am scott thuman. >> i am cynne simpson. got to love friday. we will get to meteorologist jacqui jeras to find out what the forecast told. >> we are just going to look forward to the weekend. we will forget about what has happened and move on. the storm system stayed well to our south and pushed off to the east. we came out with nothing. we do have a couple snow showers trying to dig in this morning. it is not going to amount to much. ms. mosley will be north of the metro area right now. it's 38 degrees in d.c., 36 at dulles, 36 in gaithersbu
. >> lance armstrong finally comes clean to oprah winfrey. more on his admission to using performance enhancing drugs during his cycling career. >> inauguration fever hits the district again. a look at preparations event. >> ♪ ♪ >> and some creative ravens fans hit youtube to cheer on their team ahead of sunday's championship game. "good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on...
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armstrong versus cancer, we had lance armstrong versus everyone in the tour de france, but lance armstrong versus the truth, that is -- that's one that he really couldn't win in the end, and we lost a lot of faith over the years. this is 15 years old for all of us that have known the truth all along. and we really began to wonder if this day would ever come. >> well, i wondered when you talk about lance armstrong, you also talk about lance armstrong versus himself, and i wonder, he has this reputation, can he build himself back up, or has he threatened and intimidated so many people here that there's really no road to redemption for him? >> well, part of what i think is going to happen on oprah, i don't think that we're going to get a lance armstrong who is -- there's not going to be sobbing. he is going to try to justify much of what he did. i don't know what a partial confession is, but that's -- that's something that we'll just have to see here. but the nice thing about what is happening is that we can -- this is really the beginning in a sense, that now the story can start to accelerat
armstrong versus cancer, we had lance armstrong versus everyone in the tour de france, but lance armstrong versus the truth, that is -- that's one that he really couldn't win in the end, and we lost a lot of faith over the years. this is 15 years old for all of us that have known the truth all along. and we really began to wonder if this day would ever come. >> well, i wondered when you talk about lance armstrong, you also talk about lance armstrong versus himself, and i wonder, he has...
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now we have lance armstrong. in my opinion he will be one of those celebrities who does not make a come back. i do not believe he will >> reporter: any credibility. cannot be trusted. he has lied too long and hurt too many people to be rehabilitated. there's one item in particular that stands out to me. to cloud any return to public favor. lance armstrong will testify against other people in the cycling business. what a rat. you live for years, helped ruin an entire sport, core of your colleagues and then to return to favor u-turn in people who you announce a were in the mess from the beginning. what a tangled web we weave. that testimony, that that will drag on for years. armstrong cannot get around that. we are a forgiving nation and that is a wonderful thing. public salvation is possible but forgiveness is not always the right thing for a nation. sometimes harsh judgment is valid and necessary. lance armstrong does not deserve our generosity. bla [ male announcer ] at scottrade, you won't just find us online,
now we have lance armstrong. in my opinion he will be one of those celebrities who does not make a come back. i do not believe he will >> reporter: any credibility. cannot be trusted. he has lied too long and hurt too many people to be rehabilitated. there's one item in particular that stands out to me. to cloud any return to public favor. lance armstrong will testify against other people in the cycling business. what a rat. you live for years, helped ruin an entire sport, core of your...
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as the lance armstrong myth >> reporter: has unraveled over the years. he's now often criticized for using his relationship with cancer survivors and the livestrong foundation to salvage his public image. it's been called the "magic cancer shield." texas monthly magazine writer michael hall has profiled lance armstrong extensively. >> "the foundation does this incredible work then he starts to kind of use this foundation as kind of a shield, a convenient shield sometimes. so, people here are skeptical on the one hand because of the way he does that, but they are also still clearly impressed that he started this thing." >> ed: "you're still wearing the wristband?" >> "still have my >> ed: "not taking that off?" >> "no." >> reporter: cancer survivor jean anne booth worries the livestrong foundation will be hurt by lance armstrong's fall from grace. in 2007, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. >> ed: "is there any part of you that thinks that lance armstrong used his livestrong and cancer story to mask this darker side of him, as kind of a shield to prote
as the lance armstrong myth >> reporter: has unraveled over the years. he's now often criticized for using his relationship with cancer survivors and the livestrong foundation to salvage his public image. it's been called the "magic cancer shield." texas monthly magazine writer michael hall has profiled lance armstrong extensively. >> "the foundation does this incredible work then he starts to kind of use this foundation as kind of a shield, a convenient shield...
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. >> and has disgraced cyclist lance armstrong finally owned up to cheating? we begin in pakistan where the supreme court has ordered the arrest of the prime minister and 16 others over corruption charges. >> this came after a mass protest in the capital added to pressure by the government. >> and aid to the government has accused the military of orchestrating the protests, and the order to arrest the prime minister. this political turmoil comes just months ahead of national elections. >> instead of millions, security officials say it is more like 25,000 protesters gathered in the parliaments in islamabad. there have been isolated clashes, and there was violence as demonstrators reached the heavily fortified area around the parliament building. gunshots were heard, but it was unear if they were from protesters or police. he is so f unknown in pakistani politics and is the government step down immediately and that a caretaker government be set up to ensure that elections may reflect a truly democratic result. >> this is absolutely laughlin and democratic. we ar
. >> and has disgraced cyclist lance armstrong finally owned up to cheating? we begin in pakistan where the supreme court has ordered the arrest of the prime minister and 16 others over corruption charges. >> this came after a mass protest in the capital added to pressure by the government. >> and aid to the government has accused the military of orchestrating the protests, and the order to arrest the prime minister. this political turmoil comes just months ahead of national...
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you can catch michael's column on lance armstrong tomorrow on sportsillustrated.com. >> all right. shifting gears my next guest is moving to the heritage foundation. here now, is jim demint. i'm going to refer to you as senator deminute. thank you for coming back on the show. it looks to me like the republican party has fallen on hard times. they lost the last election. how dan they get the white house back and the u.s. senate back. i'm going to talk about conservative principles. what we need to do. is take this to the american people and showcase successes all over our country. you have 25 states now that are doing thing that is are working for their citizens. states like michigan that are passing freedom to work. we see conservative principles worki ining everywhere and we w to do everything that we can to bring that to light. i think that is the only way we are going to win more national elections if people see that these ideas are working. where do you think the republican party lost out on conservative principles. what do they miss and what are you going to advocate at herita
you can catch michael's column on lance armstrong tomorrow on sportsillustrated.com. >> all right. shifting gears my next guest is moving to the heritage foundation. here now, is jim demint. i'm going to refer to you as senator deminute. thank you for coming back on the show. it looks to me like the republican party has fallen on hard times. they lost the last election. how dan they get the white house back and the u.s. senate back. i'm going to talk about conservative principles. what we...
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. >> and has disgraced cyclist lance armstrong finally owned up to cheating? we begin in pakistan where the supreme court has ordered the arrest of the prime minister and 16 others over corruption charges. >> this came after a mass protest in the capital added to pressure by the government. >> and aid to the government has accused the military of orchestrating the protests, and the order to arrest the prime minister. this political turmoil comes just months ahead of national elections. >> instead of millions, security officials say it is more like 25,000 protesters gathered in the parliaments in islamabad. there have been isolated clashes, and there was violence as demonstrators reached the heavily fortified area around the parliament building. gunshots were heard, but it was unclear if they were from protesters or police. he is so far unknown in pakistani politics and is demanding the government step down immediately and that a caretaker government be set up to ensure that elections may reflect a truly democratic result. >> this is absolutely laughlin and dem
. >> and has disgraced cyclist lance armstrong finally owned up to cheating? we begin in pakistan where the supreme court has ordered the arrest of the prime minister and 16 others over corruption charges. >> this came after a mass protest in the capital added to pressure by the government. >> and aid to the government has accused the military of orchestrating the protests, and the order to arrest the prime minister. this political turmoil comes just months ahead of national...
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lance armstrong finally fessed up. he told oprah finery winfrey t lied when he denied using performance enhancing drugs. the anti doping agency says nothing but a full confession will get them to reconsider his lifetime ban from competition. we are live in austin, texas, with more reaction. george, have you ties to the austin community. people down there felt betrayed and devastated by what armstrong has done. >> john, good morning, it is a mixed bag. i got to work in austin as a local news reporter, long before this story existed that armstrong co-owns here and i grew up here, i went to school here, it's my hometown. i remember what it was like watching lance armstrong come alone. he inspired people as an athlete and cancer survivor. for the city of austin, texas, he was a source of pride and inspiration. now, looking at it, you can't help but be disappointed. some people are angry about it. when you talk to people on the streets of austin, you get a sense that they haven't lost sight of the good things he has done th
lance armstrong finally fessed up. he told oprah finery winfrey t lied when he denied using performance enhancing drugs. the anti doping agency says nothing but a full confession will get them to reconsider his lifetime ban from competition. we are live in austin, texas, with more reaction. george, have you ties to the austin community. people down there felt betrayed and devastated by what armstrong has done. >> john, good morning, it is a mixed bag. i got to work in austin as a local...
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cyclist lance armstrong has a long way to go on his quest for forgiveness. that is the message from the world anti doping agency. he must confess under oath to doping if he wants his lifetime cycling ban reduced. the new york post also reports federal authorities may reopen their probe of armstrong for alleged drug trafficking and fraud. it may take three months to install the fire. once it is complete the world trade center will stand 1776 fight symbolic of america's freedom. it will be the tallest in the western hemisphere. that's your 5@5:00. >>> even more concerns this morning about the right to bear arms. democratic new york governor andrew cuomo signing a sweeping set of new gun regulations. they include banning the state's ban on bullets. we are hours away from president obama announcing his plans to curb gun violence. growing concern he may use executive orders to restrict access. peter doocy live on what's happening today. >> democratic aids are telling us later ob today when president obama speaks to the nation about gun control he will ask congres
cyclist lance armstrong has a long way to go on his quest for forgiveness. that is the message from the world anti doping agency. he must confess under oath to doping if he wants his lifetime cycling ban reduced. the new york post also reports federal authorities may reopen their probe of armstrong for alleged drug trafficking and fraud. it may take three months to install the fire. once it is complete the world trade center will stand 1776 fight symbolic of america's freedom. it will be the...
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lance armstrong is part owner of the bike shop. seven yellow jerseys hang on the wall back here, become a popular spot in downtown austin over the last few years but there's a lot of distancing going on, the livestrong foundation trying to make its own way without lance armstrong's footprint. it's how he confesses and body language, someone who hasn't been contrite over the last few years as he's battled the people who criticized him and accused him of using performance-enhancing drugs he has to flip that image 180 degrees. >> ed lavandera, thank you. reed albregotti writer for "the wall street journal," has an article about the timing >> good morning, thanks for having me. >> there are a lot of details we don't know about what he's told oprah and the quality of the confession i think is going to be really relevant in all of this. talk to me about the timing. >> it was last option, what our story said today was that he had a meeting with the u.s. anti-doping agency in the hopes, that's the agency that stripped him of his tour de fr
lance armstrong is part owner of the bike shop. seven yellow jerseys hang on the wall back here, become a popular spot in downtown austin over the last few years but there's a lot of distancing going on, the livestrong foundation trying to make its own way without lance armstrong's footprint. it's how he confesses and body language, someone who hasn't been contrite over the last few years as he's battled the people who criticized him and accused him of using performance-enhancing drugs he has...
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let's switch to lance armstrong. he goes public and he says, yeah i doped. >> perjury to go under oath and blatant lie li lie. >> gregg: he belongs behind bars. >> the statute of limitations is five years. so they ran. >> gregg: what about drug trafficking and criminal fraud? is he saved by the statute of limitations? >> i don't believe so. will the doj reopen their investigation. we saw where it went with roger clemens. >> gregg: he has admitted to drug trafficking and money laundering. >> we're going to see this happen and explode when the doj whistle blowing case. this is not the landes whistle blowing case but they will be joined. >> gregg: that is $30 million right there. >> and federal damages, hundred million dollars. >> gregg: his net worth. >> 125. >> gregg: what about sponsors trying to recover all of the money they gave him because now they have been defrauded. >> they already are. one sponsor is asking for $12.35 million and the others i'm sure will get on the bandwagon, as well. there are other people he
let's switch to lance armstrong. he goes public and he says, yeah i doped. >> perjury to go under oath and blatant lie li lie. >> gregg: he belongs behind bars. >> the statute of limitations is five years. so they ran. >> gregg: what about drug trafficking and criminal fraud? is he saved by the statute of limitations? >> i don't believe so. will the doj reopen their investigation. we saw where it went with roger clemens. >> gregg: he has admitted to drug...
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a lance armstrong. i also feel there is an accountability by the legal advisers that he has. my opinion is they knew full well he was using performance-enhancing drugs and fraud when he filed the declarations as a part of the lawsuits. i don't know what is more damaging. is it the fact that he used the drugs and competing against other athletes or a cover up in the damage he caused to all those people there after. >> when you see where we are today with the possibility that he will be admitting doping, do you think he can redeem himself? >> the longer that you lie and carry on like this, as an example, marion jones lied for about an eight-year period. everyone remembers her crying and weeping. when i looked at marion, i saw her children and mother and i realized they didn't lie and cheat. they didn't do anything wrong, yet they suffered tremendously. i didn't think it through. i'm not so sure lance armstrong thought it through. it wasn't until i got into a prison camp and my members came to visit and i
a lance armstrong. i also feel there is an accountability by the legal advisers that he has. my opinion is they knew full well he was using performance-enhancing drugs and fraud when he filed the declarations as a part of the lawsuits. i don't know what is more damaging. is it the fact that he used the drugs and competing against other athletes or a cover up in the damage he caused to all those people there after. >> when you see where we are today with the possibility that he will be...
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armstrong if he will rise again and lance armstrong simply said, i don't know. i don't know what's out there. >> ed lavandera in austin, texas, for us. we will see if, indeed, lance armstrong will rise again. thank you. this was an atypical week. another big sports story that had nothing to do with a game, nothing to do with competition. it's this manti todayo story and this fake girlfriend. he says he was duped and had no part in the hoax. he also says he has no real idea why he was targeted. we'll see what happens with that. let's go back to washington where randi kaye is at the national mall. hopefully it's starting to warm up now that the sun is up. 8:06 there in d.c. >> oh, yeah. sun's coming up. the sun is up. we have a nice, big heater about the size of a small car to my left over here. so that certainly helps. they're taking good care of us here on the set at cnn. even as washington prepares for president obama's inauguration, it's also vowing to do everything necessary to protect americans in a harrowing hostage crisis unfolding in algeria. dan rivers i
armstrong if he will rise again and lance armstrong simply said, i don't know. i don't know what's out there. >> ed lavandera in austin, texas, for us. we will see if, indeed, lance armstrong will rise again. thank you. this was an atypical week. another big sports story that had nothing to do with a game, nothing to do with competition. it's this manti todayo story and this fake girlfriend. he says he was duped and had no part in the hoax. he also says he has no real idea why he was...
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following the interview opera tweeted, just wrapped with lance armstrong. he came ready. last year he was stripped of his seven tour titles and banned for life following a report from the u.s. anti-doping agency, a report that labeled armstrong as the mastermind of a, quote, systematic, sustained and highly professionalized team-run doping conspiracy. nbc news has learned that in a conversation the 41-year-old armstrong said, quote, it was just the way the game was played at the time, so it was a level playing field. before he interviewed with oprah, armstrong visited the headquarters of the cancer foundation he founded. there he told the livestrong staff, quote, i'm sorry, and apologized for letting them down. but did not give them a full admission. >> people at livestrong have been pressuring him for a little while now to minimize this damage. >> reporter: damage years of lying and cheating has done to an organization and to the legacy of a sports icon. kurt gregory, nbc news. >>> so what about the potential legal and financial fallout ahead for the athlete worth an est
following the interview opera tweeted, just wrapped with lance armstrong. he came ready. last year he was stripped of his seven tour titles and banned for life following a report from the u.s. anti-doping agency, a report that labeled armstrong as the mastermind of a, quote, systematic, sustained and highly professionalized team-run doping conspiracy. nbc news has learned that in a conversation the 41-year-old armstrong said, quote, it was just the way the game was played at the time, so it was...
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the second interviewer we saw a more humble lance armstrong. particularly when he talked about the lowest point wch is stepping away from his career of service with the foundation. also, the tough times that his son spent defending his father. that's really the time that you saw him break which is when he tug ted hea-- tugged at the heartstrings of every person watching the interviewer. >> any time i see public confessions, part of me is what do we want to hear? he admits he lied. is there anything he can say that puts him back in the game either with the public or certainly in a sporting life? >> what we didn't hear from lance which everyone wants to hear is a continual apology. i'm sorry. you really didn't feel warm and fuzzy from his interviewer. in fact, you felt cold. he almost felt distant. it was as if he was doing -- >> the third person. >> exactly. everyone a favor by being here. the interviewer also was too long. he should have just gotten right to the point of what he needed to say and ended it. it was really drawn out. and he was ve
the second interviewer we saw a more humble lance armstrong. particularly when he talked about the lowest point wch is stepping away from his career of service with the foundation. also, the tough times that his son spent defending his father. that's really the time that you saw him break which is when he tug ted hea-- tugged at the heartstrings of every person watching the interviewer. >> any time i see public confessions, part of me is what do we want to hear? he admits he lied. is...